Covid-19

[Muskie in dayton]

I am pretty sure they do in running all sorts of PSAs. What policies are you suggesting that they implement that you wouldn't consider trampling on your freedoms?

No, I don’t recall EVER hearing Fauci et al emphasizing diet and fitness as the best means to combat Covid. Why didn’t they?

To answer your question: None.

[XU_Lou]

Right? Also, Fauci is the head of the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious diseases. I wouldn't imagine he would have any role in PSAs around health and fitness as that is not an allergy or an infectious disease.

I'm pretty sure there is a QAnon theory in here somewhere, though.

This is truly an ignorant response. Have you not learned anything about Covid over the last 2.5 years?

[paulxu]

No, I don’t recall EVER hearing Fauci et al emphasizing diet and fitness as the best means to combat Covid. Why didn’t they?

To answer your question: None.

I would guess that Fauci would think the vaccines are the number one thing to combat Covid.
As to why you didn't hear about the other things, I would think it might be living in a Fox bubble who spend all their time demonizing him.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/18/dr-f...m-healthy.html

[XU_Lou]

I would guess that Fauci would think the vaccines are the number one thing to combat Covid.
As to why you didn't hear about the other things, I would think it might be living in a Fox bubble who spend all their time demonizing him.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/18/dr-f...m-healthy.html

Wow, you had to go all the way back to 9/18/2020 to find an example of Fauci actually doing the right thing.

You completely missed MID's point. Fauci went on TV/radio/podcasts multiple times everyday for 2 years, and virtually the only thing that he ever prescribed were masks and vaccines - both of which have shown no or very little efficacy. You show one insignificant article that maybe only 10,000 people saw as proof that he was "on it", is a complete joke.

[boozehound]

I would guess that Fauci would think the vaccines are the number one thing to combat Covid.
As to why you didn't hear about the other things, I would think it might be living in a Fox bubble who spend all their time demonizing him.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/18/dr-f...m-healthy.html

I recall hearing and reading ad nauseum how obesity and smoking were huge risk factors for severe COVID, and how "if you are overweight you should lose weight, and if you are smoking you should quit now".

Both great suggestions, but also both suggestions that take quite a bit of time to pay dividends, which doesn't necessarily help in an acute infectious disease crisis.

It continues to amaze me how fired up the far right is about some relatively brief lockdowns that ended 2 years ago.

[XU_Lou]

I recall hearing and reading ad nauseum how obesity and smoking were huge risk factors for severe COVID, and how "if you are overweight you should lose weight, and if you are smoking you should quit now".

Both great suggestions, but also both suggestions that take quite a bit of time to pay dividends, which doesn't necessarily help in an acute infectious disease crisis.

It continues to amaze me how fired up the far right is about some relatively brief lockdowns that ended 2 years ago.

Good grief, are you truly that ignorant of all the ramifications that have occurred as result of all the mitigation efforts that have had ZERO effect at stopping or slowing the virus??

You NPR listeners really need to get out of your bubble a little more...

[xu82]

I don’t listen to NPR, and I don’t listen to Fox. The people who do should realize THEY are the vocal minority, while most of us live quietly in the middle. I think if there are any bubbles to discuss, they are at either extreme.

[XU_Lou]

I don’t listen to NPR, and I don’t listen to Fox. The people who do should realize THEY are the vocal minority, while most of us live quietly in the middle. I think if there are any bubbles to discuss, they are at either extreme.

Typical 82.... comes out of the basement and throws a stone, and then runs and hides under his mommy's skirt and says he won't debate.

[Smails]

It continues to amaze me how fired up the far right is about some relatively brief lockdowns that ended 2 years ago.

I guess that depends on if you consider school closures/ forced e-learning as part of the 'lockdowns'.

Because all of the data that seems to be materializing every day points to school closures having a major negative impact on the mental health of an entire generation of children. I'm not far right (definitely right of center) but the fact that teacher's unions were able to influence CDC guidance during a pandemic infuriates me. It's borderline criminal thuggery.

[boozehound]

I guess that depends on if you consider school closures/ forced e-learning as part of the 'lockdowns'.

Because all of the data that seems to be materializing every day points to school closures having a major negative impact on the mental health of an entire generation of children. I'm not far right (definitely right of center) but the fact that teacher's unions were able to influence CDC guidance during a pandemic infuriates me. It's borderline criminal thuggery.

How long were schools closed in Ohio? I live in a pretty liberal district in NJ and schools were only closed for like 3 months at the beginning of the pandemic and then we went back to in person learning (albeit on a modified schedule). It wasn't an optimal school year, but I'd argue that generations of kids have lived through things like WWII, the great depression, etc. and they will recover.

I also think you are a bit dramatic calling it 'borderline criminal thuggery' that teachers didn't want to go back to in person learning and potentially get exposed to COVID and die (which actually happened at my kids' school). You can argue that the risk comes with the territory for teachers, or that they should just quit, but borderline criminal seems a bit far. I'm going to guess that you don't have a very favorable opinion of unions in general though.

But again, that was some time ago and nobody (credible) is advocating a return to that because most recognize that it did more harm than good.